Chronic lower respiratory diseases

Approximately half a million people in Greece suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, the most prevalent respiratory illness, but the majority are unaware of their condition. 

The issue was highlighted by the Hellenic Thoracic Society ahead of World COPD Day, this Wednesday. 

African dust affects infants & children more, as well as people over 65, those with chronic respiratory diseases & chronic cardiovascular condition

They could not determine whether the lower effectiveness caused an increase in hospitalizations or deaths

The Turkish Armed Forces and Red Crescent volunteers helped an elderly man with chronic lung disease get a new oxygen tank on April 17 in eastern Turkey.
Mehmet Kahraman, 81, lives in Sulucem village in Ağri province and suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). When his oxygen tank went empty, he called 156, the emergency number for the Gendarmery Forces.

There is air pollution in several cities of the country again, according to data of the European Environment Agency's "Air Quality" indicator. The most polluted is the air in the city of Blagoevgrad, South-West of Bulgari. For the past 24 hours over, the average daily levels of air pollutant concentrations exceed the norms 3 times, reports BNT. 

Bulgaria is at the forefront of pulmonary disease incidence. This was announced by Dr. Sofia Angelova, chairman of NADPB Association.